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Jeddah changes to make track even quicker, says promoter

Saudi Arabia's Jeddah circuit that hosted the country's maiden F1 Grand Prix last December has undergone a few modifications that will improve the track's safety but also make it faster. Formula 1 gave the new venue a thumbs up last year, praising Jeddah for setting up the 6.174 km Corniche circuit and its facilities in less than twelve months. There were nevertheless concerns expressed by F1's drivers ahead of the race over the circuit's final sector that features a string of fast sweeps and blind corners. Unfortunately, those worries proved valid on race day. On the second restart, as the field barreled into Turn 3, a contact between Charles Leclerc and Sergio Perez sent the Red Bull...
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